Juan Soto returns to Petco Park for the first time since Padres traded him to the Yankees as part of cost-cutting measures
Nearly two years ago, Juan Soto was seated next to Josh Bell in Petco Park’s fourth-floor auditorium when he casually wished “good luck” to the opposing pitchers. The setting wasn’t quite so grandiose as the 25-year-old superstar took his seat at the mic in Mike Shildt’s field-level, postgame interview room on Friday afternoon.
Soto did not mention the death of Padres Chairman Peter Seidler during a 13-minute gathering with media, but the organization’s plans to cut payroll began to take shape after Seidler died in November. The December move to send Soto and Trent Grisham to the Yankees for Michael King, Jhony Brito, Randy Vásquez, Kyle Higashioka and prospect Drew Thorpe was simply confirmation of a new direction.
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